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On 15 December 2014, Belarusian President Lukashenka signed decree No. 5 "On Strengthening the Requirements for Managers and Employees of Organisations".

The decree comes as an unpleasant New Year's gift for working people and the latest step in a general crackdown on employees ( Read more... )

Originally published at Belarus Digest. Please leave any comments there.

Since the beginning of the new year the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus has unexpectedly appeared in the media on two occasions. Unlike in Western countries in present-day Belarus you do not hear much about trade unions. The Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus, also ( Read more... )